LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3464, 19 April 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The R.M.S. Niagara, which left Suva on Saturday morning for Auckland,. took 52 Indians and 31 Chinese for New Zealand..

The young ladies of the Children of Mary ’s Society, of the Catholic Church, have decided to hold a Social and dance in the Three S’fai°s Hall 011 Thursday, 6th May.’ .

Members of the Chamber of Commerce are notified that the -flrst quar’-, terly meeting of the Chamber will take place this evening, at 8 o.’clock, in the Supper Room of the Town Hall. Most important busniness-_-‘will be under consideration, and it is earnestly hoped fihat every member will be present.

At a service fileet Church, London, the preacher was named Welsh, the choirmaster English, and the Organist Scott.

Yesterday was the lith anniversary of the disastrous earthquake which came near to destroying the whole of San Francisco. To-day it is a greater city than ever. -.

A Levin poultryman has received a return of over £39 for his output of eggs during the past fortnight. He sold on the Wellington market, where prices reached 4/ per dozen.

According to the Under—Sec.retary for Internal Aifairs (Mr J. Hislop), over 12,000 school children from various parts will take part. in the reception to the Prince of “Vales at Wellingion.

The annual meeting of householders in connection with the election of school committees will be held throughout the Education District this evening. The local meeting will be held in the District High School rooms M

A fire occurred in the triangular reserve between Maitai Street and Hautapu Streets yesterday morning in the long‘ grass in the upper-most portion of the reserve. The Fire Brigade was called out, and ‘promptly extinguished the_ conflagration. ~Sevel-a1 of the ornamental trees were badly scorched.

A clearing sale of the household

furniture and efiects of Mr S. S. Timbs will be held by Messrs Ward and Co., at the vendor’s residence, lhchirwell Lodge, Kiwi road, on May sth and 6th. Catalogues of the articlo‘s to be disposed of are available on application ‘to the auctioneers. .

The following vessels will be withlin wireless range for 19th March:——— -Radio Awunui: Niéagma, Navua, Tutanekai. Radio Auckland: Atua, Niagara, Kuifangatg, Riverina, Port Lyt—ielton. /Radio Welling'ton: W.ahine, Ma.ol'i, Pafecna, Moana, Port Chalmers, Port Napier, Molkoia, Miatmlm. Radio Awarua: Mokoia, Wanaka.

The ];’x'inec of Wales is to put in a. few days’ deer-stalking in the Wairarnpn. In order to test the knoivledge of the children regarding the Prince ’s pl'ogl‘zlmnlo, the teacher in a. Masterton school asked the children, “Where are the deer that the. Prince is going to shoot?” “Tied up down near Mar; tinborough!4” was the stal'tl_ing reply from an intelligent youngster. _

According to a statement received by the Polish Bureau at Lausanne from Warsaw, Professor Osad, the former chief of the Statistical Dopzll'tment, declares that Russia has lost 35,000,000 people since 1914; by war, famine and pestilence. The R.nssian population before the war increased by. four births per minute, while under the Bolshevik regime the deaths number between 11 and 12 per minute.

Miss Daisy McLellan, ex-champion Scotch national dancer of New Zealand has been induced to commence a. class in Taihape. The class will meet on Wednesday liext, April 21st, in the Presbyterian Hall at 7.45 pm. The Taihape Caledonian Society will offer special prizes in all classes for local dancers, and Miss McLellan’s services have been sought so that the best style may be learned by Scotch and other young people hereabout. On Wednesday evening prospective pupils and their parents may interview Miss McLellan to make arrangement for a full course of tuition. It must be understood that Miss McLellan’s time is fully taken up. as she has a class in Wellington on Tuesday, comes to Taihape on Wednesday, goes on to Ohakune on Thursday, Rztetihi on Friday and back to Wellington on Saturday. The committee of the Caledonian Society have secured the ibest teacher in the Dominion, so that local pupils may eventually be able to compete for prizes on any platform in New ‘Zealaud.

Identification by finger—prints played] an important part on Saturday in the! trial of Denis Gu-nn for the murder of A. L. Bx'aith\mit’e. Giving evidence,i Senior—Sergeant Dinnio, in charge of’ the criminal investigation registra-I tion of the Police Department, in giv-l ing evidence -of the finger-prints on one of the revolvers found, and com-' paring them with the imprint taken of G-nnn’s fingers in 1918,. said: “I am perfectly satisfied that the finger» prints in each case are identical, said witness, in reply to Mr Tole. The two] sets of linger-prints, taken in 1918 and, 1920 were identical. Every finger-I print on the boxes and the revolvers, which were clear enough for identification purposes had been identified, but} not the two portions of the palm of the hand. He had never discovered a case where two prints from diiferentl fingers were identical, and had never heard of a case. With eighteen points of similarity the clfaiices of mistake were one in three and :a—half billions.‘ The W-rapping round the bundle would prevent fingerprints being left on the” handle.

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